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An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents (Abstract)

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2006-01-01

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Online Ethics Center

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This is an abstract of a 1993 article from IEEE Computer about the Therac-25 computerized radiation therapy machine and its software flaws, which caused massive overdoses to patients.

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Case Study / Scenario|Historical / Non-Fiction Case

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https://doi.org/10.18130/dp13-sg04
 https://libraopen.library.virginia.edu/handle/item/8148

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